| Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge, Alexander Nevsky Bridge and others. St. Petersburg was built on the delta of the Neva River and is spread out over numerous islands of varying sizes, frequently prompting the nickname the "City of 101 Islands". Over the centuries numerous bridges were built to connect these islands across the various tributaries of the Neva and the city's many canals (the Moika, the Fontanka, Griboyedov Canal, etc.). |